The Old Leightonians Magazine 2014-2015

OLnews The Old Leightonians Magazine 2014-2015 Reflections from the Head It is a joy to witness the ever increasing closeness between the Old Leightonian community and the school. Students are benefiting more and more from careers advice and from inspirational speakers such as OL Jon Beale (2006) from Standing Voice and Richard Wilkinson (1960) leading researcher in social inequalities in health and the social determinants of health. I have enjoyed meeting so many of you at events, both on and off the Park.

I look forward to Leighton Park continuing to build on its success in the future.

Best wishes Nigel Williams, Head Archives Visitors to Old School House can now enjoy a fascinating display recording I am delighted that Leighton Park’s 125th for the school, to provide financial support to the early days of the school, in the Birthday on 22nd January has given us such prospective and existing students. Thanks to a new Archives Gallery in the basement. great cause for celebration in 2015. This generous gift in a will from an Old Leightonian, birthday was marked with events as diverse who himself benefited from a Bursary, we Thanks to the hard work of John as ‘breathers’, gowned staff in Collect and aim to improve accessibility to students, Allinson (Archivist) and Graham sports against local schools, accompanied who on financial grounds, would otherwise Carter (Honorary Assistant Archivist), by birthday cake and balloons. It was a not be able to benefit from a Leighton Park treasures from the school’s past are pleasure to welcome so many members of our education. I am determined that more being brought out to share. A major community, past and present, for afternoon students should be able to join the school on digitisation project is under way which tea and a spectacular light show which the basis of their ability and potential, rather we plan to bring live in 2016. created a magical atmosphere throughout the than on their financial background. Find out “Great Ideals: Leighton Park and the Park. more on page seven. First World War” by John Allinson and Charlotte Smith (2013) is now in Other events commemorating our 125th year The 125th celebrations have not just which will stay with me for many years have concentrated on the traditions and history a third reprint; it is a fascinating read. included the presentation of a beautiful Table of the school. Leighton Park is continuously Copies are available to buy from school of Testimonies (picture on the front), by one developing to provide our students with the and the Book Shop at Friends’ House, of our parents, talented furniture designer best opportunities to prepare them for a price £6.50 + p and p. Kathryn Sumroy; a Peace Pole carved from fast changing world. The class of 2015 are An Audio Book version will shortly be an oak from the park; the 125 book-crossing heading off to top universities in the UK and available. sending 125 books out into the wider world abroad. All students are taught Mandarin and the magnificent production of Phantom from age 11, with excellent GCSE results. A of the Opera. Music and Media Centre is planned which will offer state of the art facilities for digital In particular, we have established the Bursary technologies. On the pastoral side, the Houses Fund, as a fitting legacy of this landmark year have an ongoing refurbishment programme. Dates for your Diary Saturday 19th September: Old Leightonians 125 Day, from 10.30-5.00pm Saturday 3rd October: Leighton Park Annual Open Morning, for prospective The first students and staff at Leighton Park. students Thursday 12th November: Linkedin Training event for OLs from 6.30pm Tuesday 1st December: Over 60s Afternoon Tea from 3.00pm – 5.00pm 9th-12th February Senior Production: Sweeney Todd Saturday 6th March: OL Hockey and Football Date TBC: London Law Networking event For further details, visit www.oldleightonians.com Telephone 0118 987 9630 Email [email protected]

2 Fundraising into the future Awards are keen to share your views, you still can! She would love to hear from you (contact details below). Your Support Members of the school community already support Leighton Park in so many ways. We were thrilled recently to have Gifts in Kind from two OLs. They say:

Leavers’ Day marks the transition of the Upper Sixth from Leightonian to In our 125th anniversary the school has Old Leightonian. The Leavers’ Awards recruited a Development Manager – Celia acknowledge students’ commitment to Blakeway-Phillips, to work across the whole the ideals and values of the school. school community and lead on a fundraising The Jorge Hortal Award is presented development strategy. Celia will be raising to the student considered to have funds through a variety of income streams, had the most outstanding all round such as Trusts, regular giving, major gifts and “I felt I would like to do something for the achievement and was presented to Alex legacy fundraising. All support to the school school. By donating a projector it is more of Hitchins by OLs Nick Wood(1995), Eric will enhance and enrich the experience of an appropriate gift from me…It makes me Beauchamp (1995) and Nicole Burns our students and help ensure the continued happy to make a gift in a small way.” To ny (2014 winner). strength and success of Leighton Park into Searle (1956) the future. The Mary Triddon Award for outstanding contribution to music: Ellie Mead and Celia says “I am so thrilled to be working Martin Dixon at Leighton Park School and setting up fundraising, particularly as we celebrate The Paul Dowdell Award for natural our 125th year! I look forward to meeting aptitude for art: Dan Wu many more of the school community over the The Old Leightonian Award: Alex coming months.” Angwin and Aimee Fullbrook Focus Groups – We greatly value The WH Scarborough Award was presented to Ayesha Tandon by OL Phil your views! Samuels (1993) on behalf of the Old Leightonian Judging Panel. The Travel Scholarship was awarded to Alex Granville. David Ellis-Jones (1960) said “I wanted to A new Award for Drama was awarded to find a good home for my art book library Jack Collins. collection and the first place I thought of was The Matthew Pott Peace Award is my old school. I am thrilled the collection open to all age groups, with students has been accepted. On visiting LP, I was encouraged to submit a creative impressed with the art department; it is To aid Celia with her research, she set up interpretation of peace. It was presented so much more creative than when I was two days of Focus Groups. In June, Old to Max Jennings for his stunning at school. All the work that I saw was very Leightonians from across the decades artwork. Matt’s parents, Wendy and impressive. I am very glad to be back in generously gave up their time to share their Graham were at the Collect. views on being asked to offer support to the heart of the school again and to have Leighton Park School. We are looking at supported it in such a way. I am grateful to A new JB Fryer House Award was ways to increase our funds in the future so Leighton Park and enjoyed my time there.” awarded to Owen Say. that we can plan ahead to provide the best “I left 55 years ago and I think it is very nice The Reinstein Alldis Music Award, education integrating the Quaker traditions to be able to recognise much of my school. It donated by OLs Prof Dan Reinstein and history, for future generations of LP obviously has changed and has become more (1980) and Dominic Alldis (1980) was students. In this context the meetings were of a campus.” awarded to Hugh Macdonald and very much to explore OLs’ personal views on Niamh Green. Hugh’s musical talents how the school might go about making such Other Support have been regularly showcased at school requests from within the LP community and events and on the Reading music scene, Other OLs support the school by giving the potential sources of this funding including and he is heading to the USA to Berklee their time (through for example, careers different types of donations. College of Music, Boston, Massachusetts. advice), and others donate in different ways. Celia says: “Thank you to those committed Hugh is excited about developing his Thank you! Soon there will be the possibility OLs who gave up their time to ensure that musical career in such a prestigious and to support the school financially if this is we develop the best plans which will help us creative environment. something you would wish to do. ensure any expenditure is well spent and that Niamh has the most unusual musical we give ourselves the best opportunity to Celia can be contacted about any area of ability; despite no traditional music succeed in raising funds for the school.” Development at [email protected] training, she plays brilliantly by ear. If you were unable to attend the meetings but or on 01189 879 641. 3 Events An international community Down your way

Brunei winter! Jonathan writes “We hope to get together again and would encourage other Twenty Old Leightonians met up with former OLs in Perth to come out of the woodwork Head John Dunston in Brunei. and join us! We three were from different “This was possibly the largest gathering of eras of LP history; I brought along the 1967 OLs ever held in Brunei” wrote John. “I was School Photograph and this sparked the delighted to be able to host it on behalf of LP talk and helped us remember some of the on a return visit to the Sultanate. The affection teachers, commenting that once they arrive felt by all for their old school, and just as at the school they do not leave until they much for their former houses, was palpable, retire and even when they retire they often Liverpool, Leeds, Manchester, Cambridge, giving the reunion a real joy and buzz. remain in contact and involved! We did not Oxford, Cotswolds, Birmingham, Bristol, Altogether twenty OLs attended, in some know each other previously, so there were Exeter and London are all locations cases with parents, partners and children, no uncomfortable elements of competition. where the OL team have arranged get- ranging from the first ever cohort (left LP in We all felt this was an enjoyable meeting and togethers in recent times. It was also an 1996) to those who left in 2010. It was an we hope other OLs in Perth and around will opportunity to meet up with students at exceptionally happy occasion.” join us next time – and there WILL be a next the universities in Oxford, Cambridge, time!” Exeter and Bristol. Australia USA Jonathan Wolf (1969), Angus Jaffray (1987) and Peter Woodman (1981) got Live in the New York area? Do get in touch together for a bite to eat in Perth, Western as we plan to set up a New York regional Australia on July 11th, a lovely bright warm group with the help of Alex Dresner (2004). day in the middle of Southern Hemisphere Contact [email protected]

characters. In sum, a very special day. My only regret being not having access to the Reunions gymnasium; would have liked to bounce a ball Record numbers of OLs and their families about. Nevertheless we found a shining new came back for the 5s Reunion on a glorious cricket ball whilst crossing the cricket pitch June weekend, with some coming back from with still its delightful pavilion. Whilst passing the USA, Canada, Spain and France. This was the nets, rediscovered the graceful gesture of particularly successful and we are so grateful a good friend practicing his left arm bowl, the that a number of OLs made a huge effort to speed of delivery, the batsmen defending & help trace their peers: the more truly is the the thrill of being with a team.” merrier. Following the event in Cambridge, Miguel Next summer will be the 6s Reunion for Calvo (2000) and Simon Dry (1978) Morag Pine (nee Bibby) (1995) “Thank the cohort of 1946, 1956, 1966, 1976, have stepped up to volunteer to form an you ever so much for organising a fantastic 1986, 1996 and 2006. If you left after East Anglia OL Network. reunion day. It was so lovely to come back O Levels or GCSE in years ending 4, this is to the school and meet up with so many old your cohort too so do join in! Can you help If you’d like to give them a hand or just friends who I hadn’t seen for years. It was us rally some of your year-group? Contact come along to events in your area, contact also so lovely to feel so welcomed and to feel [email protected] to get [email protected] back ‘at home’ again at LP – despite it being involved. many years since I was last here! It was great to show my family round the school I have so many fond memories of. The day was so well planned, catering was fantastic (don’t remember being this well fed 20 years ago!) and the kids were thoroughly entertained! So thank you!! I will definitely make the effort to come to any other events you put on if we are available.”

John Foley (1975) “We much appreciated your welcome, just as we enjoyed inspecting the school pictures trying to recognise ourselves not to mention many other familiar 4 goddess Marlene Dietrich was on the judging panel; in 1943 the unfortunate Hugh JBH 100 Beesley fainted while competing and one of Careers Britain’s acknowledged greatest ever orators, Michael Foot MP, only managed second Now in its third year, the 2015 Careers place in 1931. Fair was the most successful yet, due to parents, Old Leightonians and people In anticipation of the competition, the five from local businesses generously giving up finalists,Finbar Aherne, Alex Angwin, their time to inform, advise and inspire. Nat Dean-Lewis, Victoria Roberts and The fair, organised by Head of Careers, Manu Sidhu were afforded a very special Elaine King, and the Old Leightonians glimpse into parliamentary debate with office, saw a wide range of fields a whistle-stop trip to Westminster. They represented including experts from the were given a workshop in speech writing world of finance, law, film, drama, and and performance with OL Sir Tony Baldry engineering. The great Leighton Park tradition of the (former MP for Banbury). As a past winner JB Hodgkin Speech Competition reached of the JBH speech competition, on his After the event OL and Multimedia its landmark 100th birthday in 2014. An third attempt, as well as nearly 30 years’ Journalist for BBC Business and Economics, Jonathan Frewin (1995) opportunity to reflect on the past speakers experience as an MP and parliamentarian, commented “I can’t tell you how much I as well as to celebrate public speaking in Tony was able to give the group excellent enjoyed coming back to Leighton Park to school. insight into the development of an effective speech, whilst giving them some inside meet some of your current students and talk about their possible future careers. Jonathan Backhouse Hodgkin, a passionate tips and tricks on dealing with difficult and persistent hecklers. The group were also Thank you so much for inviting me to take educator, was the school’s first Chair of part; it was an honour.” Governors. He was determined to develop briefed on Prime Minister’s Questions for the day before watching PMQs with Tony’s senior the boys’ skills of public speaking and Thanks so much to Ben Sessa, Tim Yap, parliamentary researcher. especially “thinking on their feet”, and set Richard Maclennan, Phil Dunster, up the outlines of the competition. Speakers Jonathan Frewin, Rauf Bayraktar, There was a special celebration dinner at must speak for 3 minutes uninterrupted, Matthew Morris, Tom Bonner, Joey school attended by 100 OLs, teachers, withstand 7 minutes of heckling whilst MacMillan, Michael Fox as well as parents and the 2015 competitors. It was continuing and then sum up in a further 2 current parents and friends of the LP minutes. A panel of judges deliberates on the a joy to give a special round of applause to community for generously giving up their argument, delivery, management of heckling the 30 past winners and participants who time. and the ability to sum up after the heckling. were present, one of whom, publisher Nick Michael Foot described the competition Hudson, lives in Sydney. The after-dinner once as “a number of boys being butchered speaker was OL Sir John Adye (1958), to make a parents’ holiday”. former Director of GCHQ, and the evening Standing up was hosted magnificently by Sir Tony Baldry. The list of topics of the speeches since the beginning of the competition puts a mirror for Standing up to the history and social changes of the UK. From “Now is the time to make peace” by Joseph Fryer in 1915, to Anglo- Voice Egyptian relations (1951), the Euro (2001), Film maker Harry Freeland joined OL Jon the ordination of women (1989), nuclear Beale (2006) at a screening of the award- deterrent (1959) to prison reform (2010). winning film “In the Shadow of the Sun” Not only this, but the Archivist uncovered at school. The evening left the audience in some fascinating stories: in 1955 Hollywood no doubt of the human rights abuses and challenges suffered by people with albinism in Tanzania. Discrimination, ostracism, debilitating health problems and most horrifically, the Good sports threat of being killed or dismembered for use in witchcraft. Jon’s former Housemaster Mark The twice yearly OL fixtures keep growing Simmons urged the audience at the end to with more wanting to take part or just come give every support to the charity Standing Voice, along and watch. Thanks so much to Neil which Jon now manages. Pipe (2002) and Hollie Williams (2003) for running the Hockey group via the Old Head of Sixth Form Ken Sullivan wrote “The Leightonians Facebook Page, and also to film is beautifully made, with love, over six Nick Hayles for coordinating the rugby and years and the care and attention to detail, the football. sheer patience of the project shows. I found it engrossing and saddening. The bravery The OL Rugby 7s and Mixed Hockey v LP of Josephat is quite extraordinary and his rounds off the summer holidays beautifully. indomitable spirit is a counterbalance to the Last year around 80 OLs came along and spite of the villagers, the greed of the fisherman stayed on for a BBQ up at the pavilion and the witch doctor. It is a source of pride that afterwards. an old Head Boy has taken this case upon his The spring Mixed Hockey v LP was a tense OLs were victorious in both matches, with shoulders and he deserves our backing, both in match with high quality play by both sides, the A team winning 4-1. In classic Leighton words and with open wallets. The forgiveness of the school team sneaked a goal in the last Park spirit, friends and families enjoyed a Josephat seems to have no limit. I suppose that minute of play to secure a 5-4 win over fun morning of sport, rounded off with the is another lesson.” the OL team. However in the football, the traditional match tea in Oakview. www.standingvoice.org 5 News from Leighton Park Exam results Phantom of the Opera Leighton Park’s students have their sights set “It is a real challenge to ensure the choreography, set design, the costumes, on a global future achieving an average of iconic moments live up to the audience’s make-up as well as the musical and 34 points out of a maximum score of 45 in expectations within the constraints of dramatic performances over the four night the International Baccalaureate Diploma. It resources a school has to offer, even run in February. continues to build on the excellent success Leighton Park, where we have some achieved by students over the last 5 years fantastically talented individuals.” In 2016, the production will be “Sweeney since its introduction (alongside A Levels) commented Geraint Thomas, Head Todd”. Keep an eye on the website for in 2010. The world average is 29.9 points. of Drama and Phantom’s Designer and details of ticket sales. Three students also gained the bilingual Stage Director. “Achieving what the show diploma. demands is a massive, massive stretch. It’s a hugely demanding, monster of a show Deputy Head and IBDP Co-ordinator requiring extraordinary range from the Karen Gracie-Langrick said “In times of principals.” considerable and unsettling A Level reform, the IBDP continues to provide an excellent, It’s not just the principals and the cast who broad and relevant apolitical educational have given their all. With 160 costumes, 82 experience. Evidence from our own students lighting cues, almost 40 stage movements strongly reflects that the IBDP has provided and a 27 piece orchestra in the pit, them with the best preparation for the most over 100 students have been involved. competitive worldwide universities and the Pupils contributed to the technical crew, global workplace beyond. I am again, thrilled with the fact that the vast majority of our students this year have earned their places at first choice universities”. Pianos At A Level, 62% of candidates achieved A*-B You might have thought your eyes were grades, an increase of 6% on 2014’s results, deceiving you, seeing nineteen brand new and the average points per student rose by pianos on the grass outside Old School 7% to 301 points. House!

At GCSE, with 90% A* to C grades, students The delivery of the pianos, including three were particularly successful in the STEM grand pianos and sixteen uprights, signals subjects (Science, Technology, Engineering the start of an exciting and mutually and Maths), which traditionally have a beneficial partnership between Leighton reputation for being the most academically Park and Yamaha, under their Music challenging. 84% of Physics students, 82% Education Partner Programme. of Chemistry students and 82% of Maths Rosemary Scales, Director of Music, students were awarded A*-B grades with commented “In looking to replace the providing opportunities for the all students an impressive 91% of Design Technology stock of existing pianos, the quality of the to discover their musical talents. The CFX students celebrating the same achievement. instruments was clearly a key factor but Grand Concert Piano is the first to be Mandarin, which is studied from Year 7, we also wanted to find a partner who purchased by an educational institution in gained 100% A*-C grades, with 73% A* to was equally passionate about making the UK, and was selected by Rosemary with A; a phenomenal achievement for so many music accessible, irrespective of individual the assistance of Julian Joseph, the globally non-native speakers in the class of 22. capabilities, and Yamaha very much acclaimed jazz musician. Julian commented reflected this approach.” “I was thrilled to be invited to help the school select the pianos that best suited the The delivery of the pianos is an important demanding and varied musical settings of corner stone of sustaining and growing the their musical education curriculum; inspiring News in school’s musical reputation in producing school, inspiring teaching and now inspiring Brief both excellent musical scholars and instruments.” • We are so grateful to OL Chris Gillett in Tanzania to have such a facility. The cows (1948) for his support and his energy Africa Live provide the waste as well as milk which pays in the revival of Young Enterprises. for the farm-hands and generates surplus All Sixth Formers have the opportunity income used for the building maintenance. • The Fryer Orchard is being to take part in community service in By using less fuel-wood, this has a positive redeveloped with raised beds for Africa. In 2014, the groups went out to impact on slowing down local deforestation. growing vegetables. Do you have any Our aspiration is that the community will Malawi, Uganda and Tanzania working with regular spare time to come along and be inspired to have domestic versions; the Livingstone Tanzania Trust, set up by OL help with the project? Contact the Officials will see the model we have created as Julian Page (1985). Development Office. a sustainable way to manage deforestation, which can cause soil erosion which can lead to Julian writes “The BIOGAS project to which • The swimming pool has had solar conflict. As a Quaker school, LP has been part LP contributed through the building of the panels installed to provide a of a process to tackle conflict in a peaceful cowshed and accommodation has started sustainable source for its heating. and sustainable way.” to produce gas. It is the first primary school 6 Bursary Ambassadors Meet some of our Bursary Ambassadors. You can read what a Bursary Ambassador difference receiving a bursary made to some of these OLs. Also, “As a result of“As receiving a result aof bursary, receiving a bursary, I was given the they update us with what they have done since school. Others I was given the op- will be featured in future OL publications. portunity to expandopportunity my horizonsto expand wellmy horizonsbeyond well what beyond would what would

Bursary Ambassador have been possiblehave been if I possiblehadn’t if gone I hadn’t to Leighton gone to Leighton Park. The Park. The sort of things LP taught me were: self discipline, notsort being of things uncomfortable LP taught withme were: silence self-discipline, and- con- not being “Receiving a bursary quite simply changed my life. I “Receiving a bursary quite simply changed my life. I camefidence. I learneduncomfortable that the withbest silenceway to and get confidence. the most out I learned that came from a familyfrom ofa Quakers,family of Quakers,many generations many generations of of whom, haveof life is to be thethe bestbest way you to possibly get the most can outbe atof lifeeverything is to be the best you whom, have been to Quaker schools. But, had it not that you do.” possibly can be at everything that you do.” been for a bursarybeen the to Quakerchain wouldschools. But,have had stopped it not withbeen for a bursary the me because mychain family would could have not stopped afford with to payme becausethe full my family could After gaining fees for me. not afford to pay the full fees for me. a degree from Leighton Park transformed my life and set me up for so Cambridge, Colin Leighton Park transformed my life and set me up for so went into law in the many successes and achievements that have come many successes and achievements that have come since.” oil and then the since.” finance industry. Following a stroke twenty years ago he changed career to become a violin After gaining amaker degree and frompublisher. Cambridge, He met his Colin wife through Scottish law in the oil andcountry then dancing the finance which he industry. learnt at school went and into taught for about forty years. a stroke twenty years ago he changed career Following to become a violin Colinmaker Garrett and publisher. (Grove, 1960) He met his wife through Scottish country dancing which he learnt at school and taught for about forty years. Ben is now a doctor, specialising in paediatric mental health

Ben is now a doctor,and psychopharmacology specialising in paediatric research. mental Ben says he owes it all Colin Garrett (Grove, 1960) health and psychopharmacologyto Leighton Park and research. the opportunities Ben says given he to him as a owes it all to Leightonresult of Park his bursary. and the opportunities given Bursary Ambassador to him as a result of his bursary. “I was fortunate enough in my last years at Leighton Park Dr Ben Sessa (School, 1990) “I was fortunate enough in my last years at Leighton to be awarded a bursary owing to an unexpected financial Bursary Ambassador Park to be awarded a bursary owing to an unexpected Dr Ben Sessa (School, 1990) financial situation. It made the difference between “I wouldn’t have been able to attend LP without a bursary.situation. It made the difference between staying at LP or “IWhile wouldn’t I was have always been able aware to attend of that LP fact,without it wasn’ta bursary. untilstaying I was atfacing LP or a facing sudden a and sudden potentially and potentially disastrous-level change of schools 14 or 15 that I really began to realise how lucky disastrousI was. change of schools in my crucial A While I was always aware of that fact, it wasn’t until I I inam my most crucial grateful”. A-level years. I am most grateful”. This made me keen to give back to the school whereyears. Since leaving possible,was 14 or 15 especially that I really when began it tocame realise to how tours lucky for I was.prospective LP, Jonathan Thisstudents made andme keen open to daysgive back and to when the school I was where elected possible, to be a went first to the especiallyprefect. when it came to tours for prospective students and London School of Economics, Whileopen days the and bursary when I didwas makeelected ato difference be a prefect. while I was at where he studied Whileschool, the I bursaryreally feeldid makethe benefit a difference of it inwhile my I adultwas at life”. sociology, whilst school, I really feel the benefit of it in my adult life”. also being closely involved in the launch Harriet Harriet now now lives lives in Edinburgh in Edinburgh and and of a student worksworks in publishing in publishing after doing after her doing her first degree in English Language at first degree in English Language radio station, PuLSE. That experience enabled him to Glasgow. She says, looking back, Since leaving LP, Jonathan went first to the London at Glasgow. She says, looking become firstly a sound engineer at the BBC World Service, having a bursary at LP really is the School of Economics, where he studied sociology, whilst then move through a range of roles in journalism, most reasonback, she having is where a shebursary is now, at LPalso real- being closely involved in the launch of a student ra- recently spending two years as a BBC Middle East business withly isa career the reason in an area she she is is where dio she station, PuLSE. That experience enabled him to be- correspondent, based in Dubai. He lives in London with his passionateis now, withabout. a career in an areacome firstly a sound engineer at the BBC World Service, partner and two daughters. she is passionate about. then move through a range of roles in journalism, most Talking about school experiences with friends she realises how recently spendingJonathan two Frewin years (School, as a BBC 1995) Middle East busi- many Talking opportunities about school she had experiences while ness correspondent, based in Dubai. He lives in London atwith LP, none friends of which she would realises have how with his partner and two daughters. many opportunities she had while been possible had she not had a Jonathan Frewin (School, 1995) bursary.at LP, none of which would have Harriet Leslie (née Jackson),been School, possible 2007 had she not had a Did you receive a bursary at Leighton Park? bursary. If so, Celia would love to hear what a difference receiving a bursary made to your time after school. Please contact Harriet Leslie (n ée Jackson), School, 2007 [email protected] or call her on 0118 987 9641.

7 Cricket OLCC Argentina Tour News The OLCC is a wonderful club, and at school, we are so grateful to its volunteers who put in such hard work to arrange all the fixtures, events and so on. At the Annual Dinner, three Life Vice Presidents were created: Charles Allan (debut for OLCC in 1982), Phil Samuels (debut for OLCC in 1993) and Richard Newell Price (debut for OLCC in 1984).

Special thanks too to David Bibby (1997) who has done a first rate job as Treasurer The OLCC played their first matches in boat trip to the Iguazu Falls, going riding and Secretary. He has handed over to the southern hemisphere: Chris Straw’s on a ranch and a memorable evening in James Barratt (2009) and Nick Hayles (1995) blog records the adventures of the Buenos Aires learning to tango. (2008). Of course, we must thank Graham intrepid travellers and captures the fun, the Carter (1964), OLCC President (and ups and downs and camaraderie of the Chris sums up “After 11 days of living legend) for all his time and energy in tour. https://olccinargentina.wordpress.com wonderful hospitality, spectacular supporting the school. backdrops, glorious summer sun, Three matches were played, and one mouth-watering grilled meat, free- match won by our heroes: Buenos Aires flowing Malbec and Quilmes, countless South XI at Lomas Athletic Club, Buenos empanadas, our first three matches Aires North XI at The Belgrano Club and at in the southern hemisphere and best In memory the iconic Hurlingham Club. of all a host of new friends made, the The group packed in some great adventure is over.” of Dominic experiences and sightseeing too, with a Mark Simmons: 35 years not out A certain amount of plotting went on to spring a special surprise on Mark to celebrate not only his 35 years at Leighton Park, but also his 60th Birthday. At the 20-20 Cricket match, Mark was Friends and family of Dominic Beer delighted to discover he was playing with a Field House “All Stars” Team. (1974) returned to the Park for a special Memorial cricket match. Lots of lovely messages have come in for Mark: “LP in general and Mark in particular turned around my son’s life and we can never thank him enough.” Naomi, Dominic’s widow wrote “I just wanted to say that we had an Steve Dawe (1999) wrote “Many congratulations Mark. Great coach. I still use the values I absolutely splendid day yesterday. Our learnt on the rugby field and as captain every day. Here’s to many more.” gracious God provided the most perfect weather as well as generous friends and supporters who together made this celebration and remembrance of Dominic’s life and connection to the School blazer revival school so joyful and memorable. We had Our first delivery of the beautiful made-to-measure blazers has a marvellous lunch in Oakview, followed arrived; the fabric had to be specially woven in the Leighton Park by a marvellous tea and the family wish blue, brown and gold, and hand made by Collier and Robinson in to extend our thanks again to the school Henley. for their generosity. Almost £1000 was raised for the Dominic Beer Memorial For more details, contact Cathy Harman in the Development Office Trust which seeks to help those suffering on 0118 987 9630 from severe mental illness.”

8 Appropriate technology in TamilNadu, India. He received the Rashtriya Ekta Award from the Global Economic Council for Your News “Outstanding Individual Achievement and Distinguished Service to the Nation.” David Hamilton (1948) is a retired Ian was thrilled to find out that one of his Professor of Cardiac Surgery from Edinburgh current students is OL Lucy Heath (2012); Richard Griffin (1964) is a self-employed University and former Chief of Cardiac Lucy has been performing at the Edinburgh semi-retired Architectural Consultant. Surgery, Broadgreen Hospital, Liverpool. His Fringe. Previously he was Director at YRM fascinating Memoirs “Mission Improbable” Architects, Associate Partner at Stanton are available to buy and feature an excellent Vernon Gibberd (1958) is a “liberated Williams, Vice President at Genster and chapter on his time at Leighton Park in the agriculturalist”. His LP Travel Scholarship set Partner at Sheppard Robson. He is married 1940s. David was a first class sportsman him off on fifty years work in sub-Saharan with 3 children and 3 grandchildren. and one of the legendary 1948 rugby team. Africa with a lifelong interest in sustainable Profits from the sale of the book go to the agriculture. Do visit his interesting website Jim Pickles (1964) enjoyed a visit back British Heart Foundation. www.themicrofarm.com to school with his wife Wendy. Jim is the former Head of the Hearing Unit, University To purchase the book, please contact Myra Antony Barlow (1959) has written a book of Queensland, Brisbane. He was previously Hamilton: [email protected] or “He is our cousin, cousin” covering 400 Reader in Auditory Physiology in the 0151 632 4481 years of Quaker history. It includes many Department of Physiology at the University well-known Quaker names such as George of Birmingham, UK, and moved to the Henry Castle (1955) is a retired Cadbury, Elizabeth Fry, Jonathan Carr, Hearing Unit in 1989. Before that, he was agronomist. After National Service, Henry William Cash and leading 19th century an Australian Senior Research Fellow of the joined Twyford Seeds as a Trials Officer, then scientist Professor John Barlow. It also talks Australian Research Council. His research joined ICI Plant Protection in 1969. about Antony and his brothers David’s, concentrates on the function, development, Stephen’s and Nicholas’ time at LP in the regeneration, and pathology of the hair cells 1950s. plus other OLs such as Michael Foot, of the cochlea. and contemporaries, Dr Jan Piggott and Dominic Gill, along with the late Colin Fox, Richard Kay and John Hoyland. It is a vivid picture of Quaker life in general as well as one family’s story.

The book is available from Quacks of York ([email protected]) or from Friends House, price £15.00 plus £2.00 p&p.

Peter Pheils (1962) is a retired Consultant Surgeon in East Kent. Previously he was a lecturer at St Thomas’s Hospital, Senior Registrar at Barts & Royal Marsden. He is married with a son and daughter; Peter enjoys wine tasting, sport and gardening.

Brian Jenkins (1963) is founder and Jim met up with David Berk (1964) in Principal of the Sholai School, Centre Washington: they have been friends for 54 for Learning, Organic Agriculture and years.

Emeritus Professor Ian Mills FRS (1948) was appointed OBE for services to Chemistry and Metrology: the science of measurement. Teaching in the Chemistry Department at He retired from his role as Senior Technical the University of Reading from 1957 to 1995, Ian is now Emeritus Professor of Chemical Manager at ICI Agrochemicals in 1992. He Spectroscopy. In 1996 he was elected to a Fellowship of the Royal Society. had his own business Hill of Health for 10 years. Henry has a lifelong love of tractors Professor Mills persuaded his peers that the basic units of the world’s main system of and owns four vintage tractors, as well as measurement should be based exclusively on the fundamental constants of physics. owning a huge collection of model tractors He was the lead author of two papers which proposed that the Système international with memories of tractors from his farming d’unités (SI) to be liberated from the variability of the metal cylinder currently defining the family and those he has driven. He enjoys kilogram: a material artefact whose mass, by its very nature, cannot be absolutely stable. attending agricultural shows and ploughing An immediate benefit of this advance is that the SI - used across science, technology and matches, and is a stalwart of the Ferguson commerce - becomes more stable, precise and useful, and that the worlds of atomic and Club. cosmic physics can be united.

Ian Ricketts (1955) has taught at the Ian said: Guildford School of Acting for 42 years “Most scientists collect a few medals over the course of their career before going into semi-retirement. - but the Queen’s medals have a particular significance. The product Oscar winning actress Brenda Blethyn commissioned a bust of Ian. She said “The of my spectroscopy research is an improvement in our knowledge of the Guildford School of Acting was the making structure and properties of molecules, which lead to applications in many of me. One of my tutors, Ian Ricketts, who’s still there, is a wonderful man who inspires different fields. It certainly gives me a warm and humbling feeling to everyone. He gave me the confidence to feel worthwhile.” be receiving an OBE.” 9 Park; his father Gordon was Housemaster of Robert Gillmor (1954) and former art Field. teacher has been awarded an MBE for his services to wildlife art. He founded Uday Mehta (1975) is a renowned political the Society of Wildlife Artists in the early theorist whose work encompasses a wide 1960s which has played an important role spectrum of philosophical traditions and in encouraging new artists. Robert is also is now Distinguished Professor of Political President of the Reading Ornithological Science at the Graduate Center, City Society, where he has been a member University of New York. He has worked on from childhood and has designed the a range of issues including the relationship cover for its annual report without a break between freedom and imagination, since 1949. You may have seen one of liberalism’s complex link with colonialism the 42 British stamps, with his linocuts of and empire, and, more recently, war, peace, birds and animals. He has also illustrated and nonviolence. He is the author of The over 200 books. The Museum of Reading Anxiety of Freedom: Imagination and hosted a splendid exhibition of his works Individuality in the Political Thought of John in 2012. Locke (1992) and Liberalism and Empire: Nineteenth Century British Liberal Thought (1999). In 2002, he was named a Carnegie Chris Sewell (1965) was a Quaker VSO Save the Children as Emergency Programme Foundation scholar. Prior to arriving at after leaving LP and went to Madagascar Manager in Malawi, Christian Aid in Burundi, CUNY, he was Clarence Francis Professor in for 15 months 1966-7 before going to Lutheran World Federation in Zaire, Rwanda, the Social Sciences at Amherst College. university. “I have supported the charity Liberia and Sierra Leone. ‘Money for Madagascar’ for many years and Mark Leonard (1976) set up The am an active trustee and fundraiser through Roderick Griffin (1971) is a Landscape Mindfulness Exchange to deliver mindfulness talks and the sale of crafts and greetings Design Consultant with his own business. He training based on cognitive science to the cards which I produce from my photos of is married, with 3 children. workplace. Mark has been involved in Madagascar. I returned in 2009, going back developing the Oxford Mindfulness Centre to the school where I used to teach and also Henry Beakbane (1971) is Production since it was established in 2008. Mark returned in 2013 on a monitoring visit. I have Control Manager at Beakbane Ltd; he is taught the first training programmes using been involved in trying to twin Sekoly Sewell married and has two children. Henry would Mindfulness: A Practical Guide to Finding with a state school, Sewell Park College, in be curious to meet up or hear from old Peace in a Frantic World by Mark Williams Norwich but with limited success. I hope to go friends. The Development Office will pass and Danny Penman as a course book for again in 2016.” any messages to him. both Oxford students and corporate clients. He has been active in Oxford to make Andy Nicholson (1968) works for Somerset David McKee (1973) is a Chartered mindfulness relevant to today’s society for County Council with Future4 as a support Surveyor at Scanlans Consultant Surveyors, around ten years. This came out of his long‐ worker with adults with learning disabilities. Manchester. He is married with two grown held view that mindfulness could bring much Prior to that he worked overseas for the up children; he still enjoys sailing. David has needed benefits to today’s busy lifestyles. charity Goal Ireland in Malawi, as well as for many happy memories of growing up on the http://mindfulness-exchange.com/

Nat Parker (1980) won the prestigious he says. His children weren’t interested in Olivier Award for his portrayal of King Henry them and he did not want them sold at VIII in the RSC’s productions of “Wolf Hall” auction after his death. and “Bring up the Bodies” (1980). After the sell-out run in the West End, Nat joined Mark contacted the Richard Lander the rest of the cast for a run on Broadway, Society, an organisation that campaigns where he was also nominated for a Tony for the Benin artworks to be returned to Award. Somehow he found time to play the royal palace in Benin City. It helped Dickie in the BBC’s recent drama series “The him contact the right people and last Outcast”. He is shortly filming a TV drama year he travelled to Nigeria to hand the series for ABC Network “Of Kings And bronzes to the present Oba, the great- Prophets”. grandson of the King deposed by Herbert Mark Walker (1966) wrote “last year I and his colleagues. Alice Hudson (1981) is enjoying a was the guest of the Oba of Benin when I stimulating role as Executive Head of a Multi went to Benin City to return two “bronzes” “It was very humbling to be Academy Trust in West London. The second that had been taken by my grandfather in school (William Perkin) opened in 2013. 1897 during the looting after the Benin greeted with such enthusiasm and Both schools, which have very mixed urban Punitive Expedition which deposed the gratitude, for nothing really. I was intakes, have developed an institutional present Oba’s great grandfather.” habit of silent reflection which owes a great just returning some art objects to deal to the Collect experience from LP ! Mark inherited them in 2013; “I was a place where I feel they will be Peter Nienow (1981) is Professor of surprised, having coveted them Glaciology at the University of Edinburgh. properly looked after,” says Mark.” He writes “Dr Brian Knapp and Jo for so many years that when See www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/ Thompson teaching Geography at LP I finally came in possession of p02k61z6) for a piece by BBC World really stimulated my interest in physical Service and there is also an article in the geography. We moved to Birmingham when them I found myself asking BBC online magazine www.bbc.co.uk/news/ I was 16 and that interest remained and magazine-31605284. I ended up going to Cambridge to study what their future was,” Geography. My favourite courses were 10 always the glacial but after graduating and doing a PGCE, I then travelled for 6 Jon Moss (1983) was awarded an OBE in 2014 for his work as part of the Provincial months before starting work in London as a Reconstruction Team (PRT) in Helmand, Afghanistan. In Helmand, Jonathan was appointed management consultant - yeuch! I hated it to provide governance advice to the UK and US civil and military missions. As part of a from day 1, switched to a job in marketing Coffey managed project, he worked to develop techniques that better understood the with Thomson Holidays but 9 months later, contextual underpinning of Afghan society and their influence on governance practices. This I was back in Cambridge starting a PhD in led to the formation of the district accountability model that more accurately represented glaciology. Fieldwork in the Alps, Canadian local concerns and brought transparency to local government bodies. Helmand was seen High Arctic and more recently Greenland as an example to donors and other provinces in Afghanistan of what could be achieved plus enjoying the teaching (apparently through building stable government institutions on the back of understanding local increasingly rare in academia) ensure that contexts. I’ve pretty much always enjoyed the job. Hence off to the Alps for a holiday to visit “I am a great believer in properly understanding context and in hybrid my beloved (and rapidly disappearing!) Haut Glacier d’Arolla where I did my PhD and models of governance – at the heart of this lies a recognition that some have spent two years of my life camped at level of trust between citizens and the state is a pre-requisite for local 2500m. stability, and that this, which might be termed popular legitimacy is as, Helen Salisbury (1982) is a GP, Honorary if not more, important than providing good levels of local services.” Senior Clinical Lecturer in Communication Skills at Oxford University Medical School and Medical Advisor to the Health “I feel very humbled to be receiving this recognition. My late Experience Research Group. This year, grandmother was also made a Member of the Order of the British Empire Helen stood as National Health Action Party candidate in Oxford West & Abingdon at the for her work for the British Council in the 1950s, so there is a pleasing General Election. family symmetry to this,” he said.

best care for all people regardless of their Andrew Bull (1984) wrote: “I spent 21 circumstances. I am proud to work for a years in the car industry with all incarnations service where I can concentrate on what is from BL through Austin Rover, Rover Group, right for my patients, whoever they are, and BMW and MG Rover before the Midlands although they may worry about being ill manufacturing boat hit the rocks. I then joined they do not need to worry about paying for HMRC for nine years - the last three running medical care…The NHS is not perfect: we the large scale IT Operations that collect the spend less than any other developed country taxes that pay for UK public services and on healthcare and it is not enough. We need pay the targeted benefits to those that need increased collaboration across health and additional help. social care to provide well organised, safe and comprehensive care for all.” Working in IT gives you in depth exposure to She said “The NHS is valued and relied on all those business activities. Combine this with by all my patients, whatever their politics. Helen Cadbury (1983) has written her the economics I learnt first from Geoff Shaw The medical students and junior doctors second novel “Bones in the Nest”, following and later as part of my engineering degree I teach do not want their future to be in on from her debut novel “To Catch a Rabbit”. and MBA has given me great grounding multinational healthcare corporations but Helen was chosen as an Amazon Rising Star in for most businesses. I am now Director of in the NHS, publically provided, free and January 2015 and WH Smith readers voted Infrastructure Services for Aviva with the fair. The NHS represents British values at To Catch a Rabbit in their top 12 crime books challenges and opportunities of the regulated their best - fairness, compassion and the they would like to see on screen. insurance sector.” Leaving a gift in your Will to Leighton Park Trust is a wonderful way to make a difference to our students’ futures If you would like to know more please contact, in confidence: Celia Blakeway-Phillips Development Manager e: [email protected] t: 0118 987 9641

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11 She writes “I think about LP the way most Laura Marling (2008) people think back with hazy sun washed With five albums, three Mercury Prize nominations and one Brit Award to her name, Laura memories of their childhood home. A place Marling is an artist of unquestionable talent. Her new album Short Movie was released of warmth and friendship where I did most to rave reviews and she has had a busy year touring the world, including several nights at of my growing up and learning how to be in, London’s Queen Elizabeth Hall. and enjoy, the company of others. As well as teasing out some academic qualifications Written during a sojourn in Los Angeles and recorded on return to London, Short Movie from my initially reluctant brain LP nurtured reflects a time of great exploration and reflection – and so encompasses doubt, magic, the seed of self-confidence. These two hope, humanity, salvation, rage, peace, place and being alone. But it also reflects striking foundations are so important later in life at new confidence. Laura produced Short Movie herself, spurred on by a desire to “demystify both work and home. LP is part of me and production”. will always be so.”

Ed Sugden (2004) is a Lecturer in American Literature at King’s College London now, foundation in Munich that looks after having completed his doctorate at Oxford children affected by acute traumatic stress. in 2013. Incidentally, Ed comments - that Most of the children we work with have this was precisely the path Nigel Williams experienced the loss of a close relative or (Head) predicted for him on the day that he witnessed the sudden death of a stranger. I left school! started this project in 2007, only last year we finally managed to establish a foundation Sami Kanza (2008) is enrolled on an iPhD, to ensure our work’s future.” including a Masters year (MSc Web Science) www.aetas-kinderstiftung.de and a three year PhD at the University of Southampton in Computer Science Angela-Claire McDonald (2000) studied and Chemistry. Her research title is “The BA-Psychology Dip. Ed at Macquarie application of semantic web technologies to University (Sydney); she then worked in chemical data and systems”. various government schools in Sydney before moving to Berlin in 2011. She is now Will Fraser (2009) writes: “I took a strange Head of the English department at The route to get to Augusta Westland. During my Platanus School, a bilingual primary school Engineering degree I did a year in industry in north-east Berlin. working for Portsmouth Aviation, returning there after graduation as a Project Engineer/ Sameer Maini (1996) is a Consultant Project Manager. I then applied to the AW Geriatrician at Great Western Hospital, graduate scheme and started in October last Swindon. He is keen on road cycling and year. I would always recommend doing a Year Dr Jonathan Boulter (1987) tragically lost cooking, and is married with three children. in Industry to anyone considering studying his fight with brain cancer in May 2008. In Engineering or Product Design as it gives order to acknowledge his contributions to Nathan Haley (1998) has been on a five- you a feel for what you do or don’t want to biomedical research at Cardiff University’s year bicycle journey down the Americas do within engineering and really helps when Institute of Infection and Immunity, the from Prudhoe Bay, Alaska to Ushuaia, applying for jobs after graduation.” South Wales Immunology Group created the Argentina. Read his blogs from the amazing Jonathan Boulter Memorial Lecture. This journey on http://velofreedom.bike Hayden Hillier-Smith (2010) A skilled & series provides a forum for distinguished keen film-maker at school, Hayden now international speakers to visit Cardiff and Helen Langwick (nee Langford) (2001) specialises in Web Content on YouTube with present outstanding achievements and is Head of Interpretation at the Royal six million views on his own YouTube channel scientific advances. Jon’s pioneering work Armouries, the national museum of arms and as Cinematographer on other Channels. enabled the targeting of specific peptide- and armour. She leads on temporary In 2014 BBC’s Apprentice had an episode MHC complexes at the cell surface with exhibitions, the development and dedicated to YouTube and Online Video extremely high specificity and affinity, and maintenance of all permanent displays Channels; Hayden was shown on camera provided the platform for a number of and the Royal Armouries’ digital offer, filming and editing the winning team’s work. keenly anticipated therapeutic interventions. across all three sites (including the Tower He won “Best Film Award/Uplist Excellence” of London and Fort Nelson).She recently Adam Boulter (1989) is currently an for Recurrence at Buffer Film Festival 2014. Anglican Chaplain and also a painter in enjoyed managing the Waterloo Bicentenary He has now graduated from Ravensbourne Aqaba, Jordan, at the Mission to Seafarers. programme which has included a major University. www.youtube.com/user/ This year there has been an exhibition of his temporary exhibition, redisplay of the HillierSmithStudios work at Westminster Abbey. He is married permanent gallery, a conservation project with two children. for the Siborne Model and Waterloo Battery, Phil Dunster (2010) was recently in the www.adamboulter.co.uk two publications, an online offer and an world premiere of Pink Mist at the Bristol events programme. Old Vic Theatre. George Ehret (1989) is a Cardiologist at Geneva University Hospitals; he studied Before joining the Royal Armouries Helen Geraint Thomas, Head of Drama writes: at universities in Geneva, Heidelberg and worked for a brief spell with the Audience This play by Owen Sheers has been hailed Freiburg. George is interested in genomics Agency and prior to that at the Household as a vitally important new work and and biology, and was inspired by his LP Cavalry Museum, Leeds Museums and gathered excellent reviews. The play Biology teacher. He is married with two Galleries in curation, development and concerns the experiences of three young daughters. delivery of exhibitions, project management soldiers in Afghanistan. It looks at the effect and partnership brokering. Helen has an MA on their lives and of their families lives back Tita Kern (nee Rinne-Wolf) (1993) studied in Museums Studies from the University of home. It is a wonderful blend of storytelling, Psychotraumatology at University of Krems. Leicester. character and humour expertly staged using “I am nowadays head of a charitable the physicality of the young cast who are 12 before putting any potentially ebola- containing blood or swabs in. Teachers’ 8 am: Samples may arrive from patients and we check patient details, before opening the samples in the safety of the News isolator and inactivate any virus present Each year we say goodbye to teaching before bringing samples out in to the lab staff and other colleagues; some are and testing with PCR. We can also test retiring, while others are heading for for malaria but no other viral diseases. new challenges. We are grateful for By now the air conditioners are struggling all that they have given to the school Lizzie Benedikz (2009) is a PhD student to keep the lab cool and it’s reaching 30 community during their time on the at the University of Birmingham’s School degrees C! Park. These are some of the teaching of Immunity and Infection, studying staff who you may remember: viral-bacterial co-infection, specifically 11 am: Positive and negative results at epithelial barriers – the entry sites of are taken to the medics and emailed to Jane Ireland the body for pathogens. Previously she important members of the community. studied Biochemistry at the University of Once a confirmed ebola patient has 2 Pete Bulteel Leeds. samples test negative within 48 hours Zenon Bowrey they can be released to recover at home. Francoise Wilson In March 2015 Lizzie volunteered for the When this happens music is blasted International Medical Corps Makeni Ebola around the ETC and everyone who can, Ann Line Treatment Centre (ETC), in Sierra Leone, takes a break to dance with the survivor Nicky Philipps a lab run by Public Health England. Here as they walk out of the red zone. This was John Woodings are extracts from her diary and a photo the most amazing experience and I’m Corin Gurr showing her in the isolator. happy to say we got to see many people leave. Rachel Chapman 6 am: Arrive at the ETC, catch my first whiff of incredibly strong chlorine as shoes 1 pm: Grab some fried chicken and Trevor Craddock has retired after 35 are sprayed; I change into freshly washed spicy rice for lunch and keep processing years teaching at the school. scrubs and wellies Once in the lab, there samples until the late shift arrives at are more layers of protective clothing the lab – they will be working until 10 Rosemary Scales, Director of Music to be worn and a checklist of jobs to be pm. Our team worked for 5 weeks and writes “When I arrived at LP one of done before any new samples can be processed over 1000 samples, as we the first sounds I heard was Trevor’s tested, including mixing up 5000 ppm were there during a spike of infections, booming voice introducing himself to chlorine (the strongest concentration used so although we saw a relatively high me! A voice, I soon learnt, belonged to in swimming pools being 3 ppm!). The number of Ebola survivors leave, there one of the kindest and most thoughtful most important step processing samples were many deaths that the lab technicians colleagues you could ever wish to work takes place in a flexible film isolator, the didn’t witness. The medics and locals who with. After a mere 35 years, Trevor clear plastic box with gloves reaching in. volunteer and go in the red zone are the is retiring from Leighton Park having We need to check there are no holes in heroes, but I’m so glad I could help in taught singing, piano and theory to the plastic and everything inside is clean some way. hundreds of students and staff! Over the years, Trevor managed to combine his work at Windsor Castle as a bass superb in their commitment to the play lay-clerk in the choir of St. George’s and each other. Chapel, with his teaching at LP. A few of us were privileged enough to attend It was a very moving experience for me to concerts Trevor organised at Windsor see Phil using all the skills and experience Castle for his students with a nice cup he has gained at Bristol Old Vic Theatre of tea afterwards! We have received school. To be achieving work as innovative numerous tributes for Trevor: they as this so early in his professional career all speak of a kind & thoughtful man bodes well for his future success. Phil`s who is an outstanding musician and a first theatre experiences came in Senior wonderful, inspirational teacher.” productions such as Under Milk Wood, West Side Story and most memorably Trevor was a boy chorister at St. as John Proctor in The Crucible. We are Alban’s Cathedral, going on to study immensely proud of all our Music and with the celebrated baritone John Theatre students who are now making Carol Case, and piano tuition with their way in the professional world.” Iris Loveridge. From 1970-1977, Trevor was a member of the Temple Finty Kelly (2013) has been awarded a Church Choir. He was awarded the scholarship at The American Academy of Medal of the Royal Victoria Order by Dramatic Arts to study in New York. This is H.M. The Queen for service to music a fantastic achievement as past students at St. George’s Chapel. Trevor has read like a Who’s Who of American sung as a soloist at many cathedrals, Theatre and Cinema. churches, universities and concert halls throughout Britain. His performances have included oratorio works, opera roles and recitals.

13 Brian Bassett (1935) Obituaries Hugo Powell (1937) We are saddened to inform you of the Jeremy Dixon (1937) deaths of the following Old Leightonians: Colin Mounsey (1938) died in March 2015 Jagat Mehta (1940) died 6th March 2014 Peter Gittins (1943) Andrew Chaundy (1945) died 13th January 2015 Colonel Richard Butson GC (1940) died 24th March 2015 Kenneth G Wormsley (1945) John Cheney (1947) Dick joined the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey in 1946, and was John Best (1947) awarded the Albert Medal for his courage died in December 2014 for rescuing another Antarctic explorer from Charles Gillett (1948) a crevasse in 1947. (The extraordinary died 20th September 2014 story is available in the obituary on the OL Terence Bassett (1937) graduated from website). All surviving Albert Medal holders Jeremy Roffey (1949) St Bartholomew’s Hospital, London and in received the George Cross, for “acts of most died 8th January 2015 1939 served in Burma as a ships’ surgeon; conspicuous courage of extreme danger”. Richard Crosfield(1964) he served as Lieutenant in the Royal Army Medical Corp until 1946, when he went to Dick emigrated to Canada in 1952, settling Bill Lovell (1964) Tanzania with the Colonial Medical Service. at Hamilton, Ontario, and practising as a died 30th March 2014 He returned to London as an Eye, Ear, surgeon. He married Eileen in 1967. In Andrew McClelland (1965) Nose and Throat surgeon at the Royal Eye 1970, he joined the McMaster University died 26th March 2015 Hospital. He met his first wife June and Medical School, being appointed Clinical Roger Stevens (1950) moved to Lethbridge, Alberta in 1952 as Professor in the Department of Surgery. He chief of the Eye Department at St Michael’s was head of general surgery at St Joseph’s David Nicholson (1951) Hospital, Hamilton for many years including Hospital. He retired from surgery aged 65 Nigel Boase (1952) two as Chief of Staff. Dick was an honorary but continued ophthalmic practice until died December 2014 aged 79. A devout Church goer, he was surgeon to the Queen in Canada between an altar server and lay reader for a time. 1977 and 1979. Roger Christy (1953) With a movie camera he filmed animals all Andrew Pearson (1989) Dick qualified as a parachutist at the age over the world and attended snow leopard died in 2013 conferences worldwide, at one of which he of 55. In the late 1980s the ridge between met his second wife Tatiana. Sadly in 2004, the McClary and North-East Glaciers in Graham Little, Leighton Park Drum Terence developed Alzheimer’s and died on Antarctica was named “Butson ridge” in his Teacher died August 2015 18th September 2014. honour. suffered by Martin while playing polo. In John Allen (1938): John spent his working Martin Orde (1940) died 2nd January 1963, he was awarded the OBE and in life in Albourne and Woodmancote, moving 2015 1964 he found a post in the Scottish Office to Henfield with his wife Jose in later life. A in Edinburgh, enabling him to enjoy the progressive farmer, he was twice Chair of Martin read Politics, Philosophy and local musical and cultural opportunities, the local NFU branch. A keen birdwatcher, Economics at Christ Church, Oxford. He singing in the Edinburgh Bach Choir, and the he was also passionate about sport, playing saw active service in Italy, where he was Edinburgh Royal Choral Union. Martin was rugby and cricket in earlier years, and bowls mentioned in despatches. Martin joined the recruited to help oversee the first general latterly. He was a member of the parish Colonial Service in Northern Nigeria and elections in the then Southern Rhodesia. council for some years, Chair for a time. the Gambia. In 1952, he married Jane who John will be remembered also for provision took in her stride the climate, the language He retired aged 60 then joined the board of the playing field and cricket ground, now difficulties, travelling round a huge district of Queen Margaret University, and soon used by Sussex Youth Cricket Academy and with small children in tow, and broken bones became chairman. He volunteered for the partially sighted cricketers. Second Cricket XI with Martin Orde Herbert Levi (1938) emigrated to the USA during the war, becoming an eminent biologist and Professor at Harvard. He was a world renowned expert in spiders, helping identify over 1500 species, and receiving a Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Society of Arachnologists. He acknowledged that he had not solved the mystery of why spiders do not get caught in their own webs.

Herbert kindly left the school his superb collection of drawings and watercolours from his days as a student here. 14 Citizens Advice Bureau but his great interest me some 60 years later and we renewed our was sailing. After Jane’s death, Martin friendship by letter and on the telephone. I am moved to Newcastle to be near his eldest so glad that I came to the reunion in 2013, if daughter. He joined the Newcastle Bach only to meet him. He was a splendid fellow.” Choir, in which he continued until increasing deafness made it impossible for him to Andrew Froude (1955) died 19th December continue. Though frail in his later years, he 2014 still enjoyed going to concerts, listening to Radio 3, and receiving visits from his four Andrew was a highly respected Chartered children and seven grandchildren. Surveyor. He recently retired from Jackson- Stops & Staff where he was appointed Jan Viktor White (1945) died 30th Chairman and saw the business more than December 2014. double during his term. He stood down as in the industry. Bob had many other interests, Chairman in 2013 after 50 years with the serving as chairman of the Folio Society from company. A keen sportsman at school, 1982, director of the Royal Opera House Andrew played county cricket for both (1992-98) and as trustee of the National Berkshire and Montgomeryshire before Gallery (1994-2001) and chairman of its moving to Cheshire. He was a keen and able publishing arm. He was chairman of the golfer, for some years playing off a single Open College of the Arts (1991-96) and a figure handicap, and captained the Chartered trustee of the Scott Trust and the Paul Hamlyn Surveyors Golf Society and the City of Chester Foundation. Bob was a governor of the LSE Golf Society. Andrew had a keen interest in from 1997 and chaired his own charitable the countryside and country sports. In 1998 trust which dispensed millions of pounds to he married Pat and together they shared their good causes. love for golf and the countryside. He had two sons and four grandchildren. Jan was an architect who became one of the Bob was appointed CBE in 1990 and entered world’s leading magazine designers. Born in the House of Lords in 1997. Christopher Yates (1956) died on 21st Prague in 1928, he left Czechoslovakia for November 2014 after a long debilitating London with his mother to join his father who John Hoyland (1959): a writer and journalist, illness. had left earlier. He received a full scholarship with three books published, two plays to Leighton Park, where his talents in drawing (co-written) performed and many articles Christopher had a long and distinguished and sculpture were quickly recognized. Upon published in various periodicals. He wrote for career in the world of music. After leaving emigrating to the United States in 1947, he New Scientist magazine, editing the Feedback Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge as studied architecture at Cornell and Columbia. feature and The Guardian. He worked in a Choral Exhibitioner, he joined the Sadlers He worked in magazine design at Time Inc., politics including at the Greater London Wells orchestra as flautist; where he met his ultimately leaving to start a very successful Council and as an organiser of political and wife Celia. In 1965 he moved into orchestral independent magazine consultancy and cultural campaigns and events. He was proud management with the New Philarmonia practice in Westport CT. He wrote 21 books of a clash that he had with John Lennon Orchestra, followed by a move to Newcastle on various aspects of magazine design in the 1960s; his article in the Guardian as General Manager of the Northern Sinfonia including Editing By Design, the seminal regarding the story can be found online. He Orchestra. In 1980 he was appointed Chair of book in the field. He was twice married, first was also famed for coming up with the phrase the Northern College of Music, Manchester, as to Ruth Kessler with whom he had two sons “Nominative Determinism“. Dean of Postgraduate Studies, later becoming and then to Clare Mallon, with whom he also Vice-Principal. In 2000, he was appointed had two sons. He was a renaissance man in John’s involvement in CND began at LP. He Chairman of the Musicians Benevolent Fund. the truest sense. Among his many passions wrote “A group of us from school truanted to Other responsibilities included being Governor were writing, travel, sculpture, and drawing. go on the first Aldermaston march (in 1957/8). of Live Music Now, the Manchester Camerata, He was the family historian, producing a The teachers were nice about it - they told us Lunchtime Concerts at the Bridgewater Hall. dozen meticulously researched, detailed, that if we did this they wouldn’t try to stop us and illustrated books on the subject. He but we wouldn’t be made prefects - so we did it William “Bill” John Finch Hill (1956) died in was a very proud member of the Century and we weren’t.” October 2014. Association where he served actively on several committees and was a dedicated Chad Buckler (1953) died 18th January Bill followed his two older brothers to participant in the Sketch Club. He is survived 2015: Sir John Birch writes “Chad and I were Leighton Park and ended his time as a by four sons and seven grandchildren. His in the same year and became good friends at prefect at Frensham House. He attended professional impact and influence on the field Crosfields and at Reckitt where he boarded Aberdeen Agricultural College and later of magazine design, and more importantly the despite living in Reading. Chad was an athlete Reading University, following which he irreplaceable impact he had on his family and and keen tennis player. Chad left after O levels worked as an agricultural advisor in Uganda friends, will be profoundly missed. to join his father’s business. Colin Fawcett, our and as a principal of a farmers training Housemaster, did not think Chad was keen centre in The Gambia. Back home he was Lord Robert Gavron (1948) died 7th enough and they fell out. Chad was also good married, had two sons, and worked as February 2015 at drawing and vied with Richard (Rodney) an overseas agricultural project officer in Bennett at annoying Fawcett with scrawls and Kent before moving to the Cotswolds as an After reading Law at St Peter’s College, Oxford, captions. In one biology lab taken by Ricky Agricultural contractor. He was for many Bob became a barrister, called to the bar by Schardt, who had big ears, Chad managed to years chairman of his local parish council, Middle Temple in 1955. His first wife, Hannah draw a rabbit on the blackboard. There was a always enjoying the outside life he was a died in 1965 and in 1967 he married Nicky; brief “own up” moment before Ricky and the keen supporter and organiser in his local they had two daughters; after a divorce, Bob whole class laughed. scout group. His biggest pride in life was married Katharine in 1989. He founded the The North Cotswolds Canoe Club which he St Ives Group in 1964, serving as Chairman Chad joined the Royal Marines for his National formed and organised for over thirty years. from 1964-93. The company became Britain’s Service because he wanted to be a naval He encouraged youngsters to learn the skills largest independent printer, known as one of diver. He never explained why! It was through of canoeing, taking them to Symonds Yat, the most efficient operations a mutual Marine friend that Chad wrote to Woolacombe in North Devon and elsewhere. 15 Paul Bowser (1967) Mark Wells (1967) writes “Paul and I were in the same year but different Houses and class sets but were brought together by both being Chelsea supporters. We would sometimes go to Stamford Bridge but more often we would be at Elm Park to watch Reading. We both became Chartered Accountants, Paul articled to Cooper Brothers (later PWC). I saw him most weekends and we would be at football depending on who was at home. Paul, David Furst and I all qualified in 1973. Paul stayed at Coopers for a year or two and then went on a short term contract with them to Azerbaijan, then Rhodesia (as it was still then) and Liberia! I think his earnings must have been pretty high but to me the lifestyle seemed a pretty high price to pay for that. Paul was a very funny person with a Private Eye/Monty Python sense of humour. We didn’t have the same tastes in music: being a Rolling Stones person I could never Roger Morgan (1950) understand why anyone would want the latest Captain Beefheart album!” Roger was a leading figure in the field of international relations from the 1960s onwards. He read history at Downing College, Cambridge, returning to complete his PhD Michael Burrell (1972) died 6th after studying in France, Germany and the Netherlands. In Germany, he met his first September 2014 after a two year battle wife, Annette. They settled in London, where he worked as a lecturer at the Workers with cancer. Educational Association, and had four children.

Michael went to Leighton Park as a day boy From 1959 onwards, he held a succession of academic posts in international relations following his brother John and settled into at Aberystwyth, Sussex, and Loughborough universities; at Loughborough, in the 1970s, life on the park immediately. He excelled in he first obtained a chair. He alternated teaching with research posts at Chatham House athletics, particularly the high jump, and at and the Policy Studies Institute. He also taught at Harvard, Cornell and UCLA, at the that discipline under the coaching of Richard European University Institute in Florence and at the University of Bonn. A committed Coleman was Southern Counties Champion internationalist and a fine linguist, he maintained a lifelong conviction that European for his age group. His favourite subject was unity provided the best guarantees for prosperity, respect for human rights, peace and Art and he made large sculptures which international understanding. An avid reader, writer and an accomplished broadcaster, he were displayed in the park. He studied commented regularly on Radio 4 and the World Service. fine art at Newcastle University. Michael worked in the family business in Reading, Roger had contracted polio at the age of 14, after which he spent a year in hospital. and he had lived in Silchester since 1982. While the consequent disability was something that everyone who knew Roger He leaves a wife and four children. Despite remembered about him, his uncomplaining stoicism, willingness to overcome tiredness the sadness of funerals it was good to see and pain and his determination to concentrate on what he could do rather than what several OLs present, a compliment to him he couldn’t, ensured it was never what they remembered most. Roger’s first marriage and the school. ended in divorce in 1982. In 1988 he married Catherine. She survives him, as do his children and nine grandchildren. Nick Hudson (1951) wrote; “Roger was given the bed next to mine in Be social the dormitory and I was asked to look after him. Needless to say, he needed no looking after. He walked on crutches, but somehow joined in Facebook Old Leightonians everything. Not able to play cricket, he became the scorer for the First Old Leightonians Hong Kong XI matches, he played the violin in the orchestra. Our biggest shared Twitter @ Oldleightonians enthusiasm was Gilbert & Sullivan operas. Roger had spent his year Flickr Old Leightonians in hospital learning all the words by heart. We knew The Gondoliers Linkedin Old Leightonians group backwards, so we sang our way through it on many occasions. Our Old Leightonians Australia party piece was the duet ‘Replying we sing as one individual’.” Old Leightonians USA

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